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Joann Ward

Founder & President

Steve Ward

Chief Executive Officer

Master Matchmakers is a high end personal service that has been coaching and matching single men and women for more than 20 years. Founded by JoAnn Ward in Philadelphia, the company is still family owned and operated by her and her son, CEO Steve Ward out of Palm Beach, Florida.

From 2009 to 2013 this one-of-a-kind team of matchmakers showcased their talents as the Hosts and Executive Producers of VH1's Tough Love. Over six seasons the Wards eventually steered over a hundred men and women into healthy, happy relationships.

As authors of, Crash Course in LoveSteve and Joann literally wrote the book on love. Frequently featured in the press as thought leaders and industry experts this generational force continues to pioneer solutions for singles with their latest endeavor Love Lab, a mobile application for verifying people are who they say they are before going on a date.

Get Started

Dating can be tough. With guaranteed matches and date feedback we do whatever it takes to guide you into a relationship.

Complete our Get Started form and you will be contacted to discuss your matchmaking and coaching options.

How It Works

Speak with a representative to determine the right level of service. Each experience is customized to suit a client's needs and budget. We exchange your pictures and profile with potential matches and do our best to create interest. If you each accept the match we exchange numbers and expect you to get acquainted before you meet.

Kristen has worked with Master Matchmakers for almost a decade. She is passionate about helping highly selective, like-minded professionals find and keep the love of their life. She has experienced what it is like to be single, and what it takes to navigate the tumultuous waters of the dating scene successfully. She has made it her mission to enlighten successful single professionals that they do not have to settle, and true love is possible. Kristen holds a Master’s degree in Education as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and was high school science teacher for many years. Kristen is a Key West native and currently resides outside of Sedona, AZ with her husband and 3 school-aged children.

Cindy Pinkus

Executive Administrator of Client Relations

Cindy and Joann have been friends for over twenty years. After raising four children (three now in college and one soon to graduate high school) Cindy is more focused than ever on her extracurricular passions. She has always been an active volunteer and member of her community and has spent an entire career in customer and client relations. Her days in matchmaking began while operating a very popular restaurant with her husband and casually introducing customers to each other. A handful of these matches have resulted in marriages and her friendships with many of those customers still exist today. While working with Joann and Steven, Cindy is learning to perfect her intuition and understand what it takes to make a match. Professionally she has developed many successful romantic relationships and her presence in our Philadelphia region is more valuable each day.

Monica Ward

Client Relationship Coordinator

Monica Ward is a second generation Master Matchmaker® like her brother, CEO of Master Matchmakers® Steven Ward. She's been immersed in the family business since its inception by her mother, JoAnn Ward. Monica is most certainly her mother's daughter when it comes to matchmaking having occasionally been on the receiving end of her brother's and mother's "Tough Love". The "no nonsense" Ward family culture has undoubtedly been passed on to Monica and much like her brother, it has made her mature and develop her own interpersonal skills to be able to match our clients effectively. Monica earned a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in psychology from Temple University and hopes to one day also be an authority on human behavior.

Danielle Yuppa

Executive Assistant

Danielle lives in Northern New Jersey and is a recent graduate of Montclair State University. She has her bachelor’s degree in Family and Child Studies with a concentration in Family Services and a minor in Psychology. Through her educational experience in conjunction with her eclectic human service experience, Danielle has learned the different dynamics of relationships and what aspects make a relationship successful. She is committed to having a positive effect on the individuals she serves and is committed to helping individuals achieve healthy, happy, and fulfilling relationships. She is excited to help JoAnn, Steve, and the rest of the team make successful matches!

Matchmaking

Kim DiSilvestro

Executive Director of Matchmaking

Kim is a graduate of Drexel University with a Bachelor's degree in business with concentrations in marketing and finance. She has been happily married for nineteen years, has two teenage children and knows how much work and commitment is needed through all of life's ups and down to sustain a lasting relationship. Kim has known the Wards for many years and consider them close, personal friends. "I have always admired the natural instinct that JoAnn and Steven have for matching people so successfully.” In the past eight years Kim has worked closely with hundreds of clients to bring them into the committed relationships they have sought after. "I feel so happy to be a part of these matchmaking miracles. I can say with all my heart that I love going to work every day; it's such an adrenaline rush to help people find their soul mates."

Jordana Drell

Matchmaker

Jordana is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor's degree in Entertainment Marketing. After ten years of marriage and being widowed, she recently remarried. Jordana has a deep understanding of what it means to start over, take a chance, and make a commitment. We consider Jordana a success story, as she was once a client who credits our coaching to helping her find love all over again. She has learned to approach life and relationships with an open mind and open heart, and she shares this optimism with her clients. "Nothing brings me greater joy than to see two people take a chance and find happiness with one another."

Katy Rose Friedman

Matchmaker

Katy Rose is a graduate of the University of North Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Public Relations. Networking and building relationships is a part of her everyday life. During her career as a travel professional she has enjoyed planning many happy couple's dream honeymoons and romantic anniversary vacations. She gets a vicarious thrill through seeing other people enjoy life, love and happiness. She is adventurous and believes in taking chances. Katy Rose surrounds herself with genuine people that will help her grow to be the best person she can be. She is looking forward to helping others have the chance to connect and discover compatible, healthy and happy relationships.

Ariel Rosen

Matchmaker

Ariel has a passion for Love. She has a relationship-focused education with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and continued to pursue her passion by earning her Master’s degree at Nova Southeastern University in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has always enjoyed working with and helping guide people through tough times in matters of the heart. Her broad perspective and down-to-earth attitude has been crucial to her ability to create lasting introductions. In addition to her experience as a matchmaker, she is also a certified Life Coach! Ariel has been dedicated to helping people find themselves in order to find love her entire adult life. With open minds and open hearts, Ariel is confident that everyone can find happiness and success in life.

Coaching

Carol Johnson MS, CWS, CHES

Professional Counselor and Coach

Carol brings a unique and whole picture perspective to the art of personal relationships with a blend of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, a Master’s degree in Public Health from Western Kentucky University, and post graduate work in Nutritional Sciences and Health Education. In addition, she is a Certified Wellness Specialist and Certified Health Education Specialist. As a former Wellness Director, she produced award winning programs, curricula, and publications for college students and faculty. Her teaching passion and expertise in dating, relationships, and sexual health issues thrives on bringing people toward healthy relationships and has a “tell it like it is” philosophy that fits in well with Master Matchmakers.

Carol believes that a healthy relationship can provide every person with a true sense of well-being and self-actualization in life. As a testament to this belief, she has been married for over 18 years, has a 12 year old son and focuses on being a student in life, listening to others and offering her years of experience in a holistic life-balance approach. Carol lives in California outside of Silicon Valley and loves to hike, bike, run and is the support crew for her husband’s ultra-marathon training and competitions. It is through these experiences of being part of a spousal team she has an innate ability to provide individuals the knowledge, skills and tools to be in a happy and successful relationship.

Victoria Marino LMHC

Professional Counselor and Coach

Victoria (Tori), grew up in a small, rural, upstate New York town. She spent a significant amount of her 20’s pursuing a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Psychology at SUNY Albany and Marist College, respectively; followed by post graduate hours providing individual, family, and group counseling to youth and their families, all culminating in a License in Mental Health Counseling. From there, she continued her work in an outpatient clinic, specializing in youth on probation and those that caused sexual harm. This niche has helped enhance her ability to dance the line between empathy and confrontation with training in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Tori currently lives in Brooklyn, NY helping adults on Public Assistance find employment. As a person who values love and relationships above all else, Tori is excited to put her skills to work in an imaginative way, helping others gain the skills to enrich their dating experience and work towards building long-lasting loving relationships.

Kelly Sunday MS, NCC, LPC

Professional Counselor and Board Certified Coach

As a Board Certified Coach and Nationally Certified and Licensed Professional Counselor Kelly consults with Master Matchmakers to support the effort to advise our members and clients in matters of love both effectively and responsibly. Kelly will assist Master Matchmakers specifically in addressing more sensitive dating and relationship matters. As a happily married mother of four and family friend Kelly shares JoAnn and Steve’s belief that we can always improve ourselves and our situations. With love and focus Kelly believes anything is possible. Her goal is to enable people to not only be perceived as attractive as they can be but to also be able to see the potential for a healthy, happy relationship while avoiding anything less.

Erika Kim CPT, HHC

Health and Wellness Coach

A New Jersey native, Erika Kim immersed herself in the world of holistic health, replanting her roots on the beaches of Jacksonville, Florida. Embracing the concept of whole-life wellness, she is both a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified Personal Trainer and Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She received cutting-edge training from highly accredited professionals in the field including Geneen Roth, Paul Pitchford and Neal Barnard. Through non dogmatic fitness, nutrition and lifestyle coaching techniques, she promotes an improved overall sense of wellbeing, honoring the individual. Erika firmly believes that everyone deserves happiness, good health and love that starts with the self and branches outwards. Her practice is focused on the uniqueness of each person with an all-encompassing approach to creating happiness, balance and peace in life. She is looking forward to using her skills and positive energy to help others to first become the most vibrant version of themselves and then go on to find that perfect someone to share their lives with.

Stephanie Ginsberg HHC

Holistic Health Counselor and Coach

Stephanie has helped clients achieve success in love, life, and business through her insightful approach to self-improvement. As a well-established professional coach, working with clients nationwide, Stephanie gets to the heart of the problem quickly and offers inspirational, motivational and practical advice. Her clients realize their personal goals from this direct approach. Stephanie knows how to make “relationship work” fun. She draws from a diverse education and background; including a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Communications from Hofstra University, an affiliation with Columbia University and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and a graduate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as a Holistic Health Counselor. Stephanie has been notably recognized by the media through her contributions in books, publications and magazines. Her advice has been featured on Fox, NBC, Better TV, Newsday, The Denver Post and In Touch Weekly as well as various lifestyle websites. Stephanie is most passionate about teaching people how to have a healthy and happy relationship with themselves because she knows it is the starting point for developing a meaningful and rewarding relationship with another.

Kemper S. Orton, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC

Professional Counselor and Coach

Kemper has always been the person with whom friends and family would share their innermost secrets and problems, including their romantic ones, which eventually helped her realize she had a gift of listening effectively to other people and offering effective support. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and her Masters degree in counseling from Clemson University. She then got licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida (LMHC) and later earned a National Certified Counselor designation (NCC). She’s been happily working in the counseling field for 12 years, first for a variety of mental health agencies before achieving her ultimate dream - opening a private practice. She’s been helping individuals and couples in this setting for the past 8 years in beautiful Wellington, Florida. Kemper has been happily married for almost 15 years with an 8-year-old son, and she understands first the importance of finding true love and building an amazing life together.